Crowded Lobby: Everyone Wants a Piece of the Climate Bill

By

Keith Johnson

Aug 10, 2009 12:45 pm ET

It may seem like the health-care debate has pushed the debate over climate legislation to the back stage. But it’s a very busy backstage.

The Center for Public Integrity reports that the number of lobbyists trying to shape the Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill jumped 30% in the weeks leading up to the House vote on that bill in June. There are now 1,150 companies and organizations groping for the sausage grinder—that’s almost one lobbyist for each page of legislation…